Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2005

Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2005

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

26 April 2005

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

BRYAN GREEN

Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2005 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the seventh day after the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Fees)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting items 1 and 2 and substituting the following:

1.	Issue of a learner licence	20.5	DLVR 12(1)(f)
2.	Issue or renewal of a driver licence (other than a learner licence) –		DLVR 12(1)(f) DLVR 22(1)(d)
	(a) in the case where the applicant for or holder of the licence is a pensioner, a person with a severe disability, or the parent or guardian of a person with a severe disability who has not attained the age of 16 years, and the licence is issued or renewed for:
	(i) 12 months	13.5
	(ii) 2 years	19.5
	(iii) 3 years	26.5
	(iv) 4 years	32.5
	(v) 5 years	37.5
	(b) in any other case where the licence is issued or renewed for –
	(i) 12 months	20.5
	(ii) 2 years	33.5
	(iii) 3 years	46.5
	(iv) 4 years	59.5
	(v) 5 years	71.5

(b) by omitting paragraph (a) from item 4 and substituting the following:

(a) if the licence is issued only for the balance of the term of the earlier licence

12 plus a further 6.5 for the issue of a new licence document

(c) by omitting items 6 and 7 and substituting the following:

6.	Issue of a duplicate driver licence –		DLVR 115(4)(c)
	(a) in the case of a pensioner, a person with a severe disability, or the parent or guardian of a person with a severe disability who has not attained the age of 16 years	12.5
	(b) in any other case	16.5
7.	Issue of a replacement driver licence	6.5	DLVR 115(4)(c)

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 4 May 2005

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2000 by increasing the fees payable for –

(a) the issue or renewal of certain licences; and

(b) the issue of a duplicate or replacement driver licence.